Economics Graduate Studies
A few useful tips culled from the web
This page is there to help graduate students in Economics to understand a
few things about research, how to conduct it, to communicate it and
finally land a job. At this point, there is nothing original from me, all
the links are to material from others. Suggestions are welcome!
Studying
Conducting Research
How
to Choose an Advisor by Howard Adams and Ashwin Ram
Write your papers with LaTeX . There is a style
sheet for the UConn thesis requirements, with an example
text . For the lazy ones, there is LyX . In all cases, avoid word processors like the pest.
The Young
Person's Guide to Writing Economic Theory , by William Thomson, Journal
of Economic Literature, 1999.
How to Build an Economic Model in Your Spare Time , by Hal Varian, American Economist, 1994.
Facts and
Myths about Refereeing by Daniel Hamermesh, Journal of Economic
Perspectives, 1994.
The
Young Economist's Guide to Professional Etiquette by Daniel Hamermesh,
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1992.
How to
Build an Economic Model in your Spare Time by Hal Varian.
How to
Organize your Thesis by John Chinneck
How to Publish
in Top Journals by Kwan Choi, Review of International Economics.
Keep abreast with the latest research with NEP
Landing your dream job
QM&RBC Jobs page has many
links, the three most important ones being:
1. Job Openings for Economists
2. Inomics
3. Job Market for Economists
Lower your expectations: A Guide (and
Advice) for Economists on the U. S. Junior Academic Job Market
by John Cawley
The Labor
Market for New Ph.D. Economists by John Siegfried and Wendy Stock,
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1999.
The
Changing Distributions of New Ph.D. Economists and Their Employment:
Implications for the Future by Ronald Ehrenberg, Journal of Economic
Perspectives, 1999.
It's
Better Being an Economist (But Don't Tell Anyone) by Richard Freeman,
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1999.
The Link
from Graduate Education in Economics to the Labor Market by Lee
Hansen, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1999.
Implications
of the Labor Market for Graduate Education in Economics by Anne
Krueger, Journal of Economic Perspetives, 1999.
The
Salaries of Ph.D.'s in Academe and Elsewhere by Albert Rees, Journal
of Economic Perspectives, 1993.
Job
Market Packet by Mike Conlin and Stacey Dickert.
Your competition .
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